Puppy Bowl: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Puppy Bowl is an annual television program on Animal Planet that mimics an American football game similar to the Super Bowl using puppies. Shown each year on Super Bowl Sunday, the show consists of footage of a batch of puppies at play inside a model stadium, with commentary on their actions. The first Puppy Bowl was shown on February 6, 2005, opposite to Super Bowl XXXIX. The puppies featured in the Puppy Bowl are from shelters. The program is designed to raise awareness about adopting pets from shelters and rescuing abandoned animals.

Series details

• Title: Puppy Bowl
• Format: Sports
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2005-02-06
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Animal Planet
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 131 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 6821
• TVDB ID: 257948

Cast and credited roles

• Dan Schachner — Referee
• Harry Kalas — Narrator
• Jeff Bordner — Narrator
• Scott Graham — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2005: premiered 2005-02-06; final listed air date 2005-02-06; episode order: 1.
• Season 2006: premiered 2006-02-05; final listed air date 2006-02-05; episode order: 1.
• Season 2007: premiered 2007-02-04; final listed air date 2007-02-04; episode order: 1.
• Season 2008: premiered 2008-02-03; final listed air date 2008-02-03.
• Season 2009: premiered 2009-02-01; final listed air date 2009-02-01.
• Season 2010: premiered 2010-02-07; final listed air date 2010-02-07.
• Season 2011: premiered 2011-02-06; final listed air date 2011-02-06.
• Season 2012: premiered 2012-02-05; final listed air date 2012-02-05.
• Season 2013: premiered 2013-02-03; final listed air date 2013-02-03.
• Season 2014: premiered 2014-02-02; final listed air date 2014-02-02.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-02-01; final listed air date 2015-02-01.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-02-07; final listed air date 2016-02-07.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-02-05; final listed air date 2017-02-05.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-02-04; final listed air date 2018-02-04.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-02-03; final listed air date 2019-02-03.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-02-02; final listed air date 2020-02-02.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-02-07; final listed air date 2021-02-07.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-02-13; final listed air date 2022-02-13; episode order: 1.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-02-12; final listed air date 2023-02-12; episode order: 1.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-02-11; final listed air date 2024-02-11; episode order: 1.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-02-09; final listed air date 2025-02-09; episode order: 1.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-02-08; final listed air date 2026-02-08; episode order: 1.

Source and licence

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